Cabbage-trimmer.



J. M. GREGORY. CABBAGE TRIMMER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. s, 1913.

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CABBAGE TRIMMER.

APPLIQATION FILED APR. 3, 1913.

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JOHN M. GREGORY, OF SKANEATELES, NEW YORK.

CABBAGE-TRIMMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

Application filed April 3, 1913. Serial" No. 758,688.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. GREGORY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Skaneateles, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabbage- Trimmers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cabbage trimmers; the object being to provide a device by means of which, the wilted leaves of a cabbage can be quickly out off, and at the same time the stem severed wherebythe cabbage can be readily placed in condition for sale; thereby overcoming the difliculties now ex isting with devices of this character.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device which is so constructed that the same can be adjusted whereby any number of leaves can be cut oil.

Another object of my invention is to provide a stem-cutting knife in connection with the leaf-cutting knife whichis operated by a treadle at the completion of the cutting of the leaves, thereby facilitating the trimming of a cabbage.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a device which is exceedingly simple and cheap in construction, and one in which the parts are so mounted that all danger of the same getting out of order is prevented; the leaves and stems falling away from the cutting devices as they are severed from the cabbage.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawingsFigure 1, is a side elevation of my improved cabbage trimmer showing the stem-cutting knife forced into operative position so as to cut off thestem of the cabbage; Fig. 2, is a top plan; Fig. 3, is a vertical transverse section through the upper portion of the trimmer; and Fig. 4:, is a detail enlarged section taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3, showing the manner of holding the table in its adjusted position.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out my improved invention, I employ a set of legs 1 which terminate at their upper end in a cylindrical portion 2 in which is mounted a cylindrical portion 3 of a frame 1 which is provided with a forwardly projecting tubular portion 5.

Mounted within the upper end of the tubu-. lar portlon 5 ofthe frame 4 is a cylindrical knife 6 which is held in position therein by screws 7 as clearly shown; and said tubular portion is preferably annularly reduced as shown at 8 to receive the cylindrical knife 6 in order to prevent the same from moving downwardly by the pressure exerted thereon, as will be later described.

Mounted on the tubular portion 5 is a circular table 9 which partially surrounds 1 the tubular'po-rtion 5 and is provided with 111136I'I'L1Pt6d threads 13 adapted to co-act with interrupted threads 14 formed on the tubular portion 5 so that by revolving the table so as to throw the threads out of contact with each other, the table can be raised and lowered so as to adjust the same ver- 'tically in respect to the cutting edge of the knife 6 whereby the number of leaves severed from the cabbage can be regulated by adjusting the table. In order to provide means for preventing the table from being rotated accidentally after the same has been adjusted in its prop-er position, I provide a set screw 11 mounted in a threaded bore formed in the table and adapted to engage the tubular portion 5 for holding the same in a rigid position.

The frame 4 is provided with a guide-way 15 in which is slidably mounted a bladecarrying member 16 having a depending bifurcated lug 17 into which extends an antifriction roller 18 mounted upon a pin 19 projecting laterally from the end of a lever 20 which is pivotally mounted in the frame 4 as shown at 21 and is provided with an arm 22 to which the upper end of an operating rod 23 is pivotally connected; said rod having its lower end pivotally connected at 24 to a treadle 25 carried by one of the legs as shown at 26, whereby the knifecarrying member will be moved forward by a pres sure being exerted upon the treadle 25.

In order to hold the blade-carrying member in withdrawn position, I provide the pivoted pin of the lever 20 with a coil spring 27; one end of which engages the frame 4 and the other the arm 22 of the lever 20, so that after the treadle is depressed by the operators foot and released, the operating rod will be drawn upwardly so as to force the knifecarrying member away from the cylindrical knife of the trimmer. The cylindrical knife of the trimmer is provided with a slot 28 adjacent the cutting edge thereof through which is adapted to extend a blade 29 secured upon the blade-carrying member 16; said blade preferably having a rounded cutting edge 30, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. p

In order to provide meansfor adjusting the forward movement of the blade 29 in respect to the cylindrical cutter 6, I provide the depending lug 17 of the blade-carrying member 16 with a stop screw 31 adapted to be engaged by the tubular portion 5, and it will be seen that by adjusting the screw 31, the forward movement of the blade-carrying member can be regulated in order to prevent the cutting edge 30 of the blade 29 from coming into contact with theo-pposite wall of the cylindrical cutter 6, thereby preventing the dulling of the blade 29.

The circular table 9 is preferably cut away as shown upon the side of the frame 4: in order to allow the same to be adjusted vertically without interfering with the blade 29 and the blade-carrying member 16.

The operation of the cabbage trimmer constructed as herein shown and described, is as follows: The table 9 is adjusted upon the tubular portion 5 of the frame 4, by first rotating the table slightly and moving the same vertically and then by returning the table to its original position, the threads will be thrown into mesh so as to prevent the table from yielding when pressure is brought to bear thereon and after it has been adjusted in this manner, the set screw 11 is moved into engagement with the tubular portion 5 so as to hold the table in its adjusted position, at the desired distance from the cutting edge of the cylindrical knife 6, and by placing a cabbage upon the cutting edge of the knife and exerting a pressure thereon, the cabbage will be forced downwardly into the cylindrical knife in such a manner that the outside leaves will be severed until the body of the cabbage engages the table 9 the leaves falling off the table, and while I have not shown any receptacle for catching the same, a suitable receptacle may be provided for this purpose, if desired. The operator then presses upon the treadle 25 causing the lever 20 to rock upon its pivot 21, the antifriction roller 18 traveling in the bifurcated lug 17 of the blade-carrying member 16 which causes the member to move forwardly, forcing the blade 29 through the slot 28 of the cylindrical knife 6, and severs the stem of the cabbage which drops out through the tubular portion 5 and likewise can be de posited into any suitable receptacle. The cabbage is then removed and is in such a condition that all of the withered leaves are removed and the stem is neatly trimmed.

It will be seen from the above description that a cabbage can be quickly trimmed and the stem removed by an operator, as it is only necessary to place the cabbage upon the cylindrical knife and exert a slight pressure downward upon the same to remove the leaves therefrom evenly around the body of the cabbage, and after this has been completed, a slight pressure upon a treadle cuts the stem 01f closely against the body.

lVhile I have shown and described a particular construction of operating the blade in connection with the cylindrical knife and for regulating the number of leaves out from a cabbage, it is of course understood that various other means may be employed for accomplishing this result such as adjusting the cylindrical knife instead of the table in order to regulate the number of leaves severed and that other mechanism for reciprocating the blade for severing the stem can be substituted without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A cabbage trimmer comprising a, cylindrical cutting member, and a reciprocating blade working transversely through said cylindrical cutting member.

2. A cabbage trimmer comprising a cylindrical cutting member, and an adjustable table surrounding said cutting member.

3. A cabbage trimmer comprising a cylindrical cutting member, a blade adapted to traverse said cylindrical cutting member, and means for operating said blade.

4. A cabbage trimmer comprising a cylindrical cutting member, and means for rogulating the depth of cut of said member.

5. A cabbage trimmer comprising a frame, a cylindrical cutting member carried by said frame, a movable table surrounding said cutting member, and means for locking said table in adjusted position.

6. A cabbage trimmer comprising a frame having a tubular portion, a cylindrical knife carried by said tubular portion, a table surrounding said tubular portion, means for holding said table in adjusted position, and a cutting blade adapted to traverse said knife.

7 A cabbage trimmer compiising a cylindrical knife adapted to sever the leaves of the cabbage, means for regulating the number of leaves severed by said cutting knife, and a blade adapted to traverse said knife.

8. A cabbage trimmer comprising a frame,

legs for supporting said frame, a cylindricalslot adjacent the cutting edge thereof, a..

guide-Way formed in said frame, a bladecarrying member mounted in said guideway, a blade carried by said member extending into said slot of the knife, a lever for reciprocating said blade-carrying member, and a treadle for operating said lever.

10. A cabbage trimmer having a cylindrical knife provided With a slotted Wall, a blade-carrying member, a blade carried by said member extending into the slot of said knife, an adjustable stop carried by said blade-carrying member for limiting the movement thereof, and means for reciproeating said blade-carrying member.

11. A cabbage trimmer comprising a frame having a tubular portion, legs for supporting said frame, a cylindrical knife mounted in said tubular portion, a guide- Way formed in said frame, a blade-carrying member slidably mounted in said guideway having a bifurcated depending lug, a blade carried by said member extending into the slot of the knife, a pivoted lever mounted in said frame, a laterally projecting member carried by said lever extending into the bifurcated lug of said blade-carrying member, a treadle for moving said lever in one direction, and a spring for returning said lever to its original position.

. 12. A cabbage trimmer comprising a vertically arranged cylindrical knife having a cutting edge at its upper end, said knife being provided With a slot, a reciprocating blade extending into said slot, means for holding said blade in Withdrawn position, and means for reciprocatingsaid blade across said cylindrical knife.

13. A cabbage trimmer comprising a frame, legs for supporting said frame, a guideway formed in said frame, a tubular portion formed in said frame, a cylindrical knife mounted in the tubular portion, a blade-carrying member mounted in the guideWay, said cylindrical knife having a slot, a blade carried by said blade-carrying member extending into said slot, means for reciprocating said blade-carrying member, a table slidably mounted upon said tubular portion of said frame, and means for holding said table in adjusted position.

14. A cabbage trimmer comprising a tubular support having interrupted threads, a cylindrical blade carried by said support, a

table embracing saidtubular support provided with interrupted threads co-acting with the threads of the support, and means fOr. preventing said table from moving in respect to said support.

15. A. cabbage trimmer comprising a frame having a, tubular member, a cylindrical cutting knife arranged Within said member having a slotted Wall adjacent its cutting edge, a guideway formed on said frame, a blade-carrying member slidably mounted in said guideway, a blade carried by said member extending into the slot of said cylindrical knife, an adjustable stop carried by said blade-carrying member adapted to engage said tubular portion, manually operated means for moving said blade-carrying memher in one direction, and means for returning said blade to original position.

16. A cabbage trimmer comprising a leg.- supported frame, a cylindrical cutting knife carried by said frame having a slotted Wall, a reciprocating blade extending into the slot of said Wall, an oscillating member for reciprocating said blade, and a treadle for oscillating said oscillating member.

17. A cabbage trimmer comprising a leg supported frame having a tubular portion carrying a cylindrical blade, an adjustable table mounted on said tubular portion, said cylindrical blade being provided With a slot, a spring-actuated reciprocating blade extending into said slot, a lever mounted in said frame for reciprocating said blade, a spring-actuated rod connected to said lever, and a treadle connected to said rod for causing said blade to traverse said knife.

18. A cabbage trimmer comprising a legsupported frame having a laterally projecting tubular portion, a cylindrical knife arranged Within said tubular portion having a slot adjacent the cutting edge thereof, a guideway formed on said frame, a bladecarrying member mounted in'said guideway, a blade carried by said member extending into the slot of said knife, a depending bifurcated lug carried by said blade-carrying member, a spring-actuated lever mounted in said frame having a laterally projecting pin having an anti-friction roller extending into said bifurcated lug, an arm formed on said lever, an operating rod connected to said arm, and a treadle connected to the lower end of said operating rod.

19. A cabbage trimmer comprising a set of legs terminating in a cylindrical portion at the upper end thereof, a frame having a cylindrical portion fitting Within the cylindrical portion of the legs, a cylindrical knife carried by said frame having a slotted wall, and a reciprocating blade mounted in said frame adapted to extend into said slot and traverse said knife.

20. A cabbage trimmer having a cylindrical knife for removing the leaves from the In testimony whereof I afiix my signature stalk of a cabbage by exerting a pressure in presence of two Witnesses. upon the cabbage, means for limiting the downwardmovement of the cabbage in re- JOHN GREGORS" 5 spect to said cutting knife, and a blade Witnesses:

adapted to traverse said cutting knife for WILLIAM J. SHOTWELL,

severing the stalk of the cabbage.- GEORGE W. TUCKER.

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